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Organ harvesting has surged across Canada, fueled by controversial assisted suicides offered to people battling depression, not terminal illness. Canada legalized Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, allowing medical professionals to either administer a lethal injection or prescribe a drug that eligible patients can take themselves to end their lives. Those who opt for MAiD can also agree to donate their organs after death, voluntarily giving them to patients in need of a transplant. But today, even Canadians who aren’t terminal can qualify for the government’s assisted suicide program - from those battling autoimmune diseases and diabetes to chronic...

'Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers!' Trump wrote to his followers, referring Brandon Johnson. 'Governor Pritzker also!'

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 JUST IN: James Comey has arrived at the courthouse to be arraigned. He was NOT brought through the front for all the cameras to see.

(Hostages and Missing Families Forum) Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg drew criticism Tuesday after sharing a picture of an emaciated Israeli hostage in a social media post about alleged mistreatment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and detention centers. The post, which was made in collaboration with several pro-Palestinian activists, included graphics with statistics and pictures of Palestinians in Israeli detention, and was meant to call attention to “the suffering” of those in custody. “The suffering of Palestinian prisoners is not a matter of opinion — it is a fact of cruelty and dehumanization. Humanity cannot be selective. Justice cannot have...

A US Air Force jet designed to collect intelligence on enemy radar systems was spotted making circles over Russia, following rising tensions with Moscow. Flight tracking data showed the RC-135U 'Combat Sent' taking off from England early Tuesday, flying over the Baltic states and looping around Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania, before returning to the UK. The American jet departed from Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, at 2:32am ET and touched down at 9:36am. The mission came a day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Russia of waging a 'hybrid war' against Germany. Merz...

Whenever journalists are tempted to use the P-word, they would be advised to consult a thesaurus to find an adjective for a term that has become a tired, deservedly mocked cliché. "Pouncing" as in "pouncing Republicans" which is used to describe supposedly opportunistic Republicans taking advantage of a political situation. Of course, the term "pouncing Democrats" is rarely used by the mainstream media.The latest "pouncing" example comes to us via Monday's USA Today in which correspondent Phillip Bailey invoked that tired cliché in "'Sick' texts from Democratic AG candidate could threaten Spanberger chances in Virginia."

Guy Fieri was shocked to learn that two truckloads of his Santo Tequila had gone missing. Fieri co-founded the tequila company with musician Sammy Hagar. In an episode of "60 Minutes" — which aired Oct. 5 on CBS — the Food Network star and his company’s CEO shared more information about how an international crime group pulled off a highway heist, stealing two semi-trucks filled with tequila valued at $1 million. The "Diners, Drive-In and Dives" host explained the president of his company called him with the news — and his immediate concern was the safety of the drivers. "I...

The Senate confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Tuesday evening, significantly clearing the backlog of the president’s picks awaiting floor consideration. Senators voted along party lines to approve the large group of nominees, which included former football star and ex-Senate candidate Herschel Walker and former White House personnel director Sergio Gor. The mass confirmation of the president’s picks comes after Senate Republicans changed chamber precedent to expedite the confirmation process, citing months of unprecedented obstruction from Senate Democrats. Trump has nearly 300 civilian nominees confirmed following the massive group vote. The 107 individuals confirmed...

Soon, the EU may have access to every photo, message and video on your phone or computer. After Germany dropped its long-standing opposition to EU chat control, leading encrypted messenger Signal issued a dire warning about privacy in Europe, with the post going viral. However, now European parties such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have joined in the criticism, with the party warning just before the EU Council vote that so-called “chat control” could end privacy entirely in Europe. The protest from the AfD comes after Signal threatened to pull out entirely from Europe if the EU implements its...

Columbia University could face a substantial financial impact if the Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 fee on H-1B visas is implemented, as reported by the Columbia Spectator. The fee, announced in a White House proclamation on September 19, 2025, could cost the University up to $20 million annually, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While current H-1B visa holders and renewals are not affected, new visa petitions filed after September 21 would be subject to the levy, placing additional strain on universities that rely heavily on international talent for research and teaching. New H-1B hires could...

Sen. Susan Collins is reportedly shopping around a potential off-ramp to the government shutdown that has paralyzed Washington, but the Maine Republican is not ready to give in on the primary demand by her Democratic colleagues. Collins has been circulating a “discussion draft” of a proposal that would include GOP pledges on a deal related to enhanced Obamacare tax credits, Punchbowl News reported. But Collins is insisting that any extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies should be negotiated after Congress passes a funding resolution that would allow the government to reopen. Collins told reporters Monday that she has a...

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A middle school gym teacher who described himself as a “pig” before being jailed for repeatedly raping a 15-year-old girl was killed by another inmate in his North Carolina cell Sunday. Ernest Nichols, 60, was convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 15 years behind bars for statutory rape. He was originally arrested on a staggering 27 charges, including a laundry list of sex offenses, WRAL reported. Nichols was found dead in his cell at the Greene Correctional Institution in Maury, NC, around 6:50 a.m., sending the prison into a lockdown. By Tuesday, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office served a murder...

Kamala Harris’s book tour continues to generate interesting soundbites, with the former vice president blasting President Donald Trump’s administration, saying “These motha****kas are crazy!” during one recent appearance. Harris shared her assessment while speaking at the “Day of Unreasonable Conversation” summit in Los Angeles on Monday. The ex-VP told the crowd at The Getty Center: VIDEO AT LINK............... We are living history right now, and you all storytellers are living this. You’re not passive observers, you know that. You’re living it, and I would ask you that all the emotions that we are feeling — give those emotions, give that...

In 1994, 17 Senate Republicans — including Mitch McConnell — lined up behind the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. They thought they were cutting a clever deal: In exchange for criminalizing anti-abortion protesters outside clinics, the law would also apply to anyone blocking access to churches. Like every “bipartisan compromise,” the results were anything but balanced. For decades, pro-life activists — grandmothers singing hymns, young people praying on sidewalks — faced years in prison for nonviolent protest. Meanwhile, not a single violent leftist or Islamist was prosecuted under the FACE Act for harassing or assaulting people of faith....

A hate-filled New Jersey man arrested before the annual Red Mass in Washington, DC, had at least 200 explosives in a tent outside — and a notebook declaring hatred for ICE and the Supreme Court justices who were due to arrive at the Catholic church, new court documents show. Louis Geri, 41, had pitched his tent on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle — and allegedly told cops who approached him, “You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives,” according to a filing obtained by the Washington Post. During attempted negotiations...

“Dogs are eating the bodies of the dead... is there anything worse than that?” says F, a 60-year-old resident of Gaza. This is not a metaphor – it’s a glimpse into the daily nightmare now unfolding in the Gaza Strip two years after the designated terror group Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel. After two years of war, residents of the Palestinian enclave, like F – who spoke to The Jerusalem Report on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals from Hamas – are still struggling to fully grasp what their lives have become after the militant group’s devastating decision...

Twenty college football players and two head coaches were suspended when a chaotic brawl broke out between opposing teams after a homecoming game in Georgia. Fort Valley State University (FVSU) had just lost to Central State University (CSU) in a close 18-14 loss in front of its fans at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday when tensions boiled over after the final whistle. Players from both teams ignited the massive brawl when they were captured tackling each other to the turf on the sideline, according to a viral video shared on X. VIDEO AT LINK......................

A newly elected German mayor is fighting for her life today after being repeatedly stabbed at her home - with police taking her teenage adopted son and daughter away for questioning. The attack on Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, took place at around noon, said public broadcaster WDR. The politician sustained as many as 13 stab wounds, according to Westfalenpost. She was discovered inside her apartment by her 15-year-old adopted son, according to German outlet Bild, with life-threatening injuries and several stabbing wounds on her stomach and back. Police have reportedly arrested the...

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken with Donald Trump on the issue at the centre of the government shutdown. The US government shut down on Oct 1 after the Democrats and Republicans were unable to break the deadlock to pass a spending bill. Democrats have demanded that tax credits introduced in 2021 to make health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans be extended, arguing that their expiration would double what low-and middle-income people who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act pay on their premiums next year. The Maga firebrand said she was “absolutely disgusted” that health insurance...